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dc.contributor.authorWisker, Gina
dc.contributor.authorHighman, Ludovic
dc.contributor.authorSpronken-Smith, Rachel
dc.contributor.authorWaghorne, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-05T11:10:00Z
dc.date.available2022-08-05T11:10:00Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-11
dc.description.abstractMany countries have doctoral viva examinations, mostly conducted in-person until the COVID-19 pandemic. This article explores the changing processes and experiences of doctoral vivas forced online, from the perspectives of three examiners (two Uk, one NZ) and one recent candidate (UK). It sheds light on remote viva examinations exploring experiences of examination rigour, opportunities to evidence ‘doctorateness’ and challenges and affordances of remoteness, home location and technology. We use autoethnography, focusing on our experiences including the personal, learning and institutional dimensions. We found virtual spaces had advantages (comfort) and disadvantages (emotional difficulties), and levels of worry were often higher, especially regarding IT. Online formats still enabled examiners to rigorously assess ‘doctorateness’, but duty of care is needed for candidates with anxiety exacerbated by the pandemic, or technology. Our study offers insiders’ insights into the remote online viva itself with recommendations for candidates, examiners and institutions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWisker, Highman, Spronken-Smith, Waghorne. Across time and space: Examiner and candidate experiences of online doctoral vivas. Innovations in Education & Teaching International. 2022;59(2):131-141en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2023611
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14703297.2021.2022528
dc.identifier.issn1470-3297
dc.identifier.issn1470-3300
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/25996
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.journalInnovations in Education & Teaching International
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleAcross time and space: Examiner and candidate experiences of online doctoral vivasen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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